Question

read the passage from chapter 2 of animal farm. they explained that by their studies of the past three months the pigs had succeeded in reducing the principles of animalism to seven commandments. these seven commandments would now be inscribed on the wall; they would form an unalterable law by which all the animals on animal farm must live for ever after. with some difficulty (for it is not easy for a pig to balance himself on a ladder) snowball climbed up and set to work, with squealer a few rungs below him holding the paint - pot. the commandments were written on the tarred wall in great white letters that could be read thirty yards away. which prediction does this passage best support? the seven commandments will become a new religion. snowball will fall off the ladder and injure himself. the animals will not see the commandments on the wall. the pigs will eventually change the seven commandments.

Explanation:

To determine the best prediction, analyze the passage: The pigs create the Seven Commandments as an "unalternable law," but in the story's context (Animal Farm's themes of power and corruption), the pigs' later actions often involve altering rules to suit themselves. The other options are inconsistent: the commandments are made visible (so animals can see them), there's no indication Snowball will fall, and the commandments are presented as fixed (not a new religion). The pigs' eventual alteration of the commandments aligns with the novel's plot development.

Answer:

D. The pigs will eventually change the Seven Commandments.